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3. Contributor Richard O’Ffill Principal Contributor T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT

4. The Fruit of the Spirit Contents

5. The Fruit of the Spirit Our Goal {5} The purpose of this quarter’s lessons is not to focus on how we can become more patient or more loving or more gentle or more faithful but on how we can let the Holy Spirit make us more like Jesus, who is patience, love, gentleness, and faithfulness personified.

6. The Fruit of the Spirit Lesson 3, January 16 The Fruit of the Spirit Lesson 3, January 16 The Fruit of the Spirit Is Joy

7. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy Key Text John 15:11 NKJV “ ‘These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.’ ” “ ‘I have told you this so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your cup of joy will will overflow.” ” LB

8. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy Initial Words {33} Joy is a delight in life that runs deeper than pain or pleasure. This type of joy stems from an awareness of God’s presence in our lives, allowing us to rise above circumstances and focus on the goodness and love of God. At the core of Christian joy is the fact that God has acted and is acting to save those who trust in Him.

9. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy Quick Look 1. The Call to Be Joyful (Philippians 4:4) 2. The Pure Joy of God (Hebrews 12:2, 3) 3. The Joy That Lasts (Hebrews 11:24, 25)

10. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy 1. The Call to Be Joyful Philippians 4:4 NKJV “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”

11. 1.The Call to Be Joyful “In the Lord” {34} Many believers allow themselves to be victimized by their circumstances and consequently vacillate between spiritual highs and lows. To rejoice seems unreasonable, even impossible. That is why the command is to rejoice “in the Lord.” We can rejoice in the Lord, because He is always good, and He never changes.

12. 1. God saved us, adopted us, promised to give us inheritance. 2. We will enjoy Christ’s presence and the heavenly place prepared for us at His return. 3. God promised to supply all our needs. 4. We have the privilege of Serving Him. 5. We can pray to God at any time. 6. Death does not have the final word. 1.The Call to Be Joyful Other Reasons {34}

13. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy 2. The Pure Joy of God Hebrews 12: 2, 3 NKJV “Looking unto Jesus … who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, …and has sat down at the right hand of of the throne of God.”

14. Lost Sheep, Silver Coin, Son “ ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ … ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ … ‘And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was lost and is found.’ ” 2. The Pure Joy of God The Parables of Luke 15 {36}

15. 2. The Pure Joy of God The Parables of Luke 15 {36} These three parables give us insight into the heart of God. It is a heart that is willing to celebrate. It is the pure joy of God, the joy of reaching the lost. No wonder that, despite His trials and suffering, Jesus was anointed with joy, for He knew that—because of what He would accomplish—many people would be saved.

16. Hebrews 11:24, 25 NKJV “By faith Moses when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.” The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy 3. The Joy That Lasts

17. Not What the World Gives {42} In the end, our hope, our salvation, everything has to depend upon something greater than this what this world offers. How crucial that we focus on what Jesus has done for us and what He has promised us. Otherwise, we have nothing else but what this world in offers, and what it offers can at times be very bitter.

18. “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart” (Ps 40:8 NKJV). Obedience to the will of God is liberating. All human pain and suffering are the result of humans stepping outside the will of God. It will be, then, obedience to the will of God through faith that helps restore joy. 3. The Joy That Lasts Joy in Obedience {38}

19. “And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends” (Job 42:10 NKJV). If, knowing our security is in Jesus, we would reach out and minister to someone else during our times of trial, we would know that self-pity can be turned to joy by a simple act of the will. 3. The Joy That Lasts Joy in Tough Times {40}

20. Ellen G White CMEHE 26 Final Words {44} “It is the duty of Christians to convince the world that the religion of Christ disrobes the soul of the garments of heaviness and mourning and clothes it with joy and gladness. Those who receive Christ as a sin-pardoning Saviour are clothed with His garments of light. He takes away their sin and imparts to them His righteousness. Their joy is full….”